Tourists delighted with Beijing snowfall

Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) Tourists to the Chinese capital enjoyed the artificially-induced snowfall as bus routes to the city’s suburbs were suspended. In Xiangshan mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, a tourist attraction famous for red maple leaves in autumn, visitors were delighted, Xinhua reported.

“I am so lucky to see the picturesque landscape,” said a tourist from southeastern Fujian Province where snow is rare.

“The fiery-red maple leaves were much more beautiful against the backdrop of the falling snow.”

Snowfall hit road and air traffic.

Five bus routes to the mountainous areas at Beijing’s suburbs had been suspended for safety concerns, the city’s bus company said.